The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most terrifying creatures on the planet. Known for its incredible biodiversity, the jungle also hides some of the deadliest and most dangerous monsters in ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that were home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago.

Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6% compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. The improvement ...

The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense ...

Jordan Hauenschild reveals how she was scrolling Instagram at home in Australia when a man's photo in South America caught her eye.

Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024 Experts say Amazon countries need to do more to strengthen cross-border collaboration and that the global community who reap the ...

In Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, people are trapped in a vicious cycle in which deforestation begets poverty, and poverty begets deforestation.

Indigenous peoples forced from the Amazon rainforest are finally getting the legal power to return—and it’s not only about justice. Under their stewardship, the forests can thrive.

Seven giant funeral urns dating to pre-Columbian times have been found deep in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. A fisher who works in this little-known waterlogged area of the middle Solimões ...

Why is the Amazon rainforest important South America’s Amazon contains nearly a third of all the tropical rainforests left on Earth. Despite covering only around 1% of the planet’s surface, the Amazon ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate ...